Explaining the square root of i in the most pleasant way – The Joy of Mathematics
Ok mathematics people, how is it?
My favorite line, “Just beat the Euler out of it…”
Melissa Schonig is a fifth-grade English and Language Arts (ELA) teacher at Lynhaven Elementary School where 40-50 percent of students are Latino, and many don’t have access to computers at home. She didn’t know much about computer science, but wanted her students to get familiar with coding because it can help with other skills, such…
Paris Musées announced yesterday that it is now offering 100,000 digital reproductions of artworks in the city’s museums as Open Access — free of charge and without restrictions — via its Collections portal. Paris Musées is a public entity that oversees the 14 municipal museums of Paris, including the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville…
Source: tixy.land It took me awhile to wrap my head around tixy.land, but the author’s Twitter announcement thread helps. Basically, you have one line of up to 32 characters at the bottom of the screen where you write your code. The math of the examples is above my head, but maybe some math teachers can…
Source: Sourceful Sourceful is a repository of all things Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The resources include database like lists of music and licensing for streaming and Escape room types of activities in Google Docs. The number of resources is quite astounding, and you can submit your own. This is a really cool resource.
Source: Illustrations Gallery – ManyPixels Yes, there are many different sources of royalty free and copyright friendly graphics and pictures. What makes ManyPixels nice is that the graphics you download all share a common look. After selecting a color, you can search for clip art, and ManyPixels will show you clipart with the same color…
How you view math and shown math relationships can affect your understanding of math. What does mathematics look like to you? Do you see a wondrous landscape filled with connected ideas, or a sprawling mess of symbols? The distinction matters a great deal, because your mathematical worldview is inextricably tied to your success in the…